Trump Tower Chicago agrees to $4.8M settlement for water violations
The Chicago Trump International Hotel and Tower has agreed to pay a $4.8 million settlement for environmental violations to the Clean Water Act, environmental groups said.
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The Chicago Trump International Hotel and Tower has agreed to pay a $4.8 million settlement for environmental violations to the Clean Water Act, environmental groups said.
The Chicago Trump International Hotel and Tower has agreed to pay a $4.8 million settlement for environmental violations to the Clean Water Act, environmental groups said.
The concerts have become a summer tradition. They draw crowds above and below the Belmont Avenue Bridge that spans the North Branch of the river between North Center and Avondale.
The concerts have become a summer tradition. They draw crowds above and below the Belmont Avenue Bridge that spans the North Branch of the river between North Center and Avondale. Noel Brennan reports.
Organizers said nearly 3,000 volunteers – including families, community groups, and corporate teams – fanned out along the entire system to clear away trash and invasive plants.
Thousands of people came together on Saturday to tidy up the Chicago River for the 33rd annual Chicago River Day.
The State Street Bridge over the Chicago River is closed to all pedestrian and vehicle traffic until November for emergency repairs.
Making the Chicago River a healthy, biodiverse and climate resilient lifeline through the city is the focus of many groups and city officials working with new standards, permits, and an eye on climate change.
The annual Chicago River bridge lifts start tomorrow, the Chicago Department of Transportation announced Friday.
The bridge will remain closed to vehicles and pedestrians through mid-November.
Researchers at the Shedd Aquarium are putting tiny trackers inside fish living in the Chicago River to study them and the environment.
Scientists are studying the long-term impact on fish when sewage ends up in the river after heavy rain. Tara Molina reports.
The heavy rain that soaked the Chicago area on Wednesday is being studied as part of a research project at the Shedd Aquarium, where scientists are examining how extreme weather impacts wildlife in the Chicago River.
A new Harry Potter Shop is opening on the Magnificent Mile on April 10.
The weekend before St. Patrick's Day means three parades and the annual dyeing of the Chicago River to turn it bright green.
The Chicago River was running bright green on Saturday, as it does every St. Patrick's Day weekend. Thankfully, the high winds in the forecast died down as the dye went into the water ahead of the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Columbus Drive, both of which that drew huge crowds dressed in green.
The three annual parades are held the weekend before St. Patrick's Day. The Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade downtown is held on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day, and the South Side Irish Parade in the Beverly/Morgan Park community is held on the Sunday before St. Patrick's Day.
The female beaver, who is likely pregnant, has been spotted along the South Branch of the Chicago River near docks in the Pilsen, Bridgeport, and McKinley Park neighborhoods.
Urban Rivers now wants help giving the beaver a name, and asked for ideas on the Chicago subreddit.
The environmental nonprofit group Urban Rivers spotted the female beaver along the South Branch of the Chicago River. The group is calling her “remarkably rotund” and say she is likely pregnant.
When it's winter in Chicago, even the river needs a plow. The city entrusts the experts at the Chicago Fire Department to take care of the ice.
One crew onboard a fireboat explains that they have a special job in the winter.
Chicago police said they're doing everything they can to secure holiday festivities across the city.
The activists are worried about how plants and animals along the river could respond to what they worry could be toxic materials.
The debris collapse has left environmental activists worried about its effects on plants and animals.
